CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists have sued again over an endangered mouse found only in parts of New Mexico and Arizona. The latest legal filing by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Maricopa Audubon Society centers on habitat of the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse in southern New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains. The claim alleges
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By RAHIM FAIEZ, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan. The militants have vowed amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. But Afghans who
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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AJ Allmendinger took advantage of two frightening multi-car crashes, the leader getting spun out and a penalty — all in the last five laps — to win the Brickyard 200. He beat Ryan Blaney by 0.929 seconds in the first Cup race held on Indianapolis Motor
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By Kevin Liptak and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration struggled Sunday to project order amid a race by American and other foreign personnel to evacuate Afghanistan as Taliban fighters entered Kabul. The rapid fall of Afghanistan’s national forces and government has come as a shock to Biden and senior members of
Continue Reading US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denies that the withdrawal from Kabul is similar to the one in Saigon at the close of the Vietnam War because the US has completed its mission in bringing the perpetrators of the September 11 terrorist attacks to justice in Afghanistan.
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is forecast to record its biggest rise in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 this year as the economy rebounds from the pandemic-related downturn. That’s according to a report Sunday by an environmental think tank. The Berlin-based Agora Energiewende said the country’s emissions will probably rise by
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials have called for all flags on the vast reservation be flown at half-staff to honor former tribal President Kelsey Begaye. They say Begaye died of natural causes Friday in Flagstaff at age 70. He was was elected the fifth president of the Navajo Nation in November 1998
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is expected to rule this week on whether a moratorium against evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stand. The court late Saturday set an expedited schedule following an appeal by Alabama
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are being called back from their summer break to Parliament to discuss the worsening situation in Afghanistan, as U.K. troops arrive in Kabul to help evacuate remaining Britons there. Authorities said Sunday that Parliament will be recalled for one day Wednesday to debate the government’s
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is proposing a procedural vote that would set up future passage of two budget measures crucial to President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. Her plan represents an attempt by Democratic leaders to quell a rebellion, at least for now, by unhappy party moderates. Pelosi
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Striker Harry Kane has been left out of Tottenham’s squad to play Manchester City on Sunday amid continued speculation that he could be close to joining Pep Guardiola’s team. Kane only returned to full training with Tottenham on Friday following his holiday and was not deemed fit enough to even be on
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Teachers are already struggling to do their job during a pandemic. But it’s worse for those working in states where mask mandates are prohibited. Some fear students who aren’t eligible for vaccines may die. Others worry about having to enforce social distancing. Or they worry about bringing the virus home to
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By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the country Saturday, leaving at least 1,297 people dead and more than 5,700 injured, according to the country’s civil protection agency. Of the 1,297 fatalities, 1,054 are in the South administrative region, 119
Continue Reading By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID PITT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation’s farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem. The census data released last week showed
Continue Reading By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID PITT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation’s farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem. The census data released last week showed
Continue Reading By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID PITT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation’s farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem. The census data released last week showed
Continue Reading By Kelly Murray, CNN Michigan State Police are investigating after a police chase in Galesburg on Saturday night that ended with a suspect dead and a sheriff’s deputy in critical condition. The chase began at a Shell gas station on 35th street when deputies made contact with a suspect who had been pursued earlier by
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An innovative program to help people with mental health and substance abuse problems is being primed for a major expansion as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens struggles with drug use, depression and anxiety for many Americans. Community behavioral health clinics offer comprehensive services designed to catch people falling
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara Abadía-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should identify as Black or more than one race on the 2020 Census. “If you are constantly being described as non-White, why would you still choose White?” said Abadía-Rexach, a Black Latina and member
Continue Reading The new census data shows the number of Whites is heading towards minority. Which means that to win, the parties will have to deal with a different kind of electorate.
Continue Reading BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thai riot police have fired tear gas and sprayed water cannons, as more than 100 anti-government protestors marched on an army base in the capital Bangkok. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has his residence at the base. Demonstrators are calling for Prayuth’s resignation over his perceived bungling of the government’s coronavirus vaccination
Continue Reading By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The World Health Organization says a patient has tested positive for Ebola in Abidjan, a city in Ivory Coast of more than 4 million people. The 18-year-old woman with Ebola had arrived Thursday by bus from neighboring Guinea, where authorities had declared
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Don’t expect any 200 mph trains that rival Europe and Asia’s best, or even cheaper fares. Transportation experts think the infrastructure bill could be the start of a turning point for the disadvantaged state of US rail travel. But the bill doesn’t change the fallout of Americans looking past rail
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Good Sunday morning to you all. I hope you all are waking up safe and sound in your homes…but I know that is not the case for many this morning. We are currently under a flash flood watch that doesn’t expire until 6:00 PM tonight as of now. No flood flood warnings at the moment,
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Are the supply and demand fundamentals that have governed oil markets for decades coming unstuck? In normal times, a surge in demand and rising prices would trigger supply increases. But as the past week has shown, these aren’t normal times. The latest: Just two days after the Biden administration urged
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN There’s a scene in the very first episode of HBO’s critically acclaimed prestige drama, “Succession,” that is about as viscerally unsettling to watch as a Jigsaw death trap in a “Saw” film. The pilot sees the media magnate Roy family — an amalgam of the Murdochs, the Hearsts and other dynasties
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN The messages began pouring into the law office of Joseph Jordan in Killeen, Texas, soon after the Pentagon announced it would seek to make the Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for troops. Service members wanted to know what their options were if they didn’t want to be vaccinated. “It’s been the number one
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking requirements to try to protect vulnerable right whales and get a better idea of the population of the valuable crustaceans. An arm of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate regulatory authority, said this month
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking requirements to try to protect vulnerable right whales and get a better idea of the population of the valuable crustaceans. An arm of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate regulatory authority, said this month
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online. Sen. Chuck Schumer says Sunday he is demanding U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI team up with officials from the Department of Health and Human Services to launch
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